HAI Announces Recipients Of 2010 'Salute To Excellence' Awards | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-07.14.25

Airborne-NextGen-07.15.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.16.25

Airborne-FlightTraining-07.17.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.11.25

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

HAI Announces Recipients Of 2010 'Salute To Excellence' Awards

49th Year Of Recognizing Companies And Individuals In The Rotary Wing Community

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) is proud to announce its "Salute to Excellence" award winners for 2010. The "Salute to Excellence" Awards program, now in its 49th year, recognizes outstanding achievement performed by individuals or companies in the international helicopter community. Winners will be recognized during the HAI "Salute to Excellence" banquet and awards ceremony to be held on Monday, February 22, 2010, at HELI-EXPO 2010 in Houston, Texas.

The Winners Are:

  • Rolls-Royce Excellence in Helicopter Maintenance Award: Robert Peterson; Consultant, Columbia Helicopters, Inc., Aurora, Oregon
  • Sikorsky Humanitarian Service Award: Crew of CGNR 6033; U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida
  • AgustaWestland Safety Award: Terry Palmer; Manager of Rotorcraft Programs, Flight Safety International, Dallas, Texas
  • W. A. (Dub) Blessing Certified Flight Instructor of the Year Award: Tom Read; Check Airman and Flight Instructor, Omniflight Helicopters, Addison, Texas
  • Eurocopter Golden Hour Award: Crew of CGNR 6573; U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska
  • Excellence in Communications Award: Ken Swartz; North American Editor, Helicopter International and HELiDATA News, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Bell Helicopter Lifetime Achievement Award: John C. Agor; President, Associated Aircraft Group, Inc., Wappingers Falls, New York
  • Bell Helicopter Lifetime Achievement Award: Tim Wahlberg; Chairman of the Board, Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. McMinnville, Oregon
  • MD Helicopters Law Enforcement Award: New Zealand Police Air Support Unit; Auckland, New Zealand
  • Pilot of the Year Award: Earl S Palmer; Chief Pilot, Hillcrest Aircraft Company, Lewiston, Idaho
FMI: www.rotor.com

Advertisement

More News

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.15.25): Charted Visual Flight Procedure Approach

Charted Visual Flight Procedure Approach An approach conducted while operating on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan which authorizes the pilot of an aircraft to proceed >[...]

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.15.25)

“When l became the Secretary of Defense, I committed to rebuild our military to match threats to capabilities. Drones are the biggest battlefield innovation in a generation, >[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.15.25)

Aero Linx: Stearman Restorers Association Welcome to the Stearman Restorers Association. The Stearman Restorers Association is an independent “Not for Profit” 501C-3 Co>[...]

NTSB Final Report: Kjelsrud Gary Kitfox

Airplane Exhibited A Partial Loss Of Engine Power When It Was About Halfway Down The Runway Analysis: The pilot of the experimental amateur-built airplane was departing from his pr>[...]

NTSB Prelim: Cessna A150L

The Flight Path Was Consistent With Low-Altitude Maneuvering On June 18, 2025, about 0922 mountain standard time, a Cessna A150L airplane, N6436F, was substantially damaged when it>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC